Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-23
THEY WILL HANG.
The Chicago Anarchists to Hang
Nov. II.

WOW. W.
The supreme Court Decides the Case.
The Illinois supreme court delivered an
opinion in the anarchist ca o on the l4th
inst, affirming the Judgment of the court
below. The execution is to take place
November II between . and clock
The condemned an arch SITS did not de-
pend upon what they term the capitalistic
press for authentic news of their fate.
within a few moments after the decision
was announced Carl Azwansig, editor of
the German Herold, and a pronounced
sympathizer with the reds" appeared in
the telegraph office in tow of couple of
his political friends aud dictated a dis
patch informing the reds that no hope re-
manned for them.
1t was addressed to August Spies, coun-
ty Jail.
HISTORY OF EVENTS LEADING Up TO THE Exc
CUuoN.
The most startling and bloody episode
OF 1880 was the haYmarket massacre in
chicago on the night of May 1, in which,
by the eXp.osion of dynamite bomb
thrown by anarchists, seven police officers
were killed and 20 wounded and many at
tendants at the anarchist meeting in the
old haymarket AT the inter ection OF Kan
4.
or wounded 10y the return fire of the
police. This deplorable affair was pre-.
clpitated by the riots on the Black road on
the preceding day. where several men had
been killed or wounded by the police The
anarchists called the haymarket meeting
TO give expression to their Indignation at
the police because the latter tried TO per-
form their duty, and while they were be.
ing harangued by incendiary speakers
force of 200 poll e marched up under Capt.
Bonteld, who ordered the meeting to dis
perse. Before reply could be received
the fatal bomb was thrown. Officer Mat
thias began was killed outright and Of
ncers Michael Sheehan, John i. Barrett
Thomas eden, Nels Hansen and Timothy
flavln died soon afterward from the Ell
fects of Their wounds. Others of the of
ncers were iearfully wounded or manned
for life, but they managed to pull through
and some of them have returned to their
posts of duty.
The subse uent raids OF the police on
the anarchists deas, the temporary sup
preston OF their ORGAN, the Arheiter Zeit-
ung, and the wholesale arrest of every
person who was known 10 lie even a sym
pathizer with the "EedsN are now mat
tiers of history. In these raids an immense
quantity OF dynamite and IA large
number OF pistols and guns were captured,
as well as nearly all their emblems and
flags
Among those arrested were A. r. Par
sons, August Spies, Louis Lingg, Michael
Schwab, Samuel ieluing George Engel
Adolph Fischer and George Neebe and
these eight were subsequently, indicted for
murder. On June ~ when their cases
were called for trial before Judge Gary
to whom they had taken u change of venue
from Judge Rogers, the counsel made an
application for "A separate trial for each
man, and this being denied, the trial of
the eight together was Immediately be-
gun.
The trial last just two months. vast
amount or evidence was introduced by
the state 70 show that Il conspiracy by the
eight prisoners to throw the haymarket
bomb had existed. The verdict is well
known All but Neebe were sentenced TO
death, and he was sentenced to term of
fifteen years in the penitentiary. Deem
Der 3 was the date fixed for the execution
OF seven men. but last Thank giving day
they were given a re pite by Chief Justice
Scott OF the supreme court, VINO granted
a supersedeas in their case to take time to
examine the motion for new trial
The conviction of the anarchists was
due to the indefatigable work of State
- Attorney Grinnell, Capt. Shack, Capt.
- Bonfeld and a lew detectives who labor
ed earnestly 70 gather every bit of evil
dence they could find against the men.
They did not, no wever, succeed in captur
ing the bomb-thrower, Rudolph Schnau-
belt, who was supposed to have fed TO
Germany.
When Capt Black. the anarchists sin
cere counsel, was informed Of the decision
OF the supreme court his face was IA study.
His under jaw dropped down, the right
hand went up to the forehead with a light
ming like jerk and the captain gasped, lis
IL possible Seven men to hang Well,
the surprise is great hut the disappoint.
ment is greater The only remaining
course for us 70 pursue is by taking the
case to the United : tates supreme court.
i shall Immediately go before the supreme
court at Ottawa and ask for reasonable
time TO secure a certified transcript of the
record tor presentation to the supreme
Int aehI f,r,
are rare, but haven't any doubt of the
courts decision on that point, and Capt
Black rose and paced the floor with long
strides, refusing to speak further